Sketching @ the MFA

Had a wonderful opportunity to spend some quality time with some of my favorite paintings at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston:

From Abbott Thayer's "Caritas"- Graphite and Prismacolor Colored Pencil.

From John Singer Sargent's "Mrs. Charles Inches"- Prismacolor Colored Pencil.

From John Singer Sargent's "Helen Sears"- Prismacolor Colored Pencil.

From Anders Zorn's "Martha Dana"- Graphite.

"The thicker you paint, the more the color flows"

A copy of an Anders Zorn painting in acrylic. I used giant mounds of cheap Liquitex Basics for this one; it really makes all the difference in the world to use plenty of paint. Colors: Ivory Black, "Vermillion"(Burnt Sienna + Napthol Red), "Yellow Ochre"(Raw Sienna + Arylide Yellow), Soft Body Titanium White.

Studies

I've been sick for the past several days so I've had some time to devote to a few studies.

Some Bargue Drawings:

[graphite & colored pencil on paper]

A Vanderpoel study:

[graphite on paper]

And a couple Zorn studies:

[graphite on paper]

[Golden Open Acrylic & charcoal on cardboard]

More Work

My offerings for the week:

A couple drawings...

[graphite on paper]

[graphite on paper]

And a Zorn study:

[acrylic on cardboard]

First Casein

My first ever casein painting.

Zorn Monochrome Process

Open Acrylic on Canvas Paper.

Jetsam

Excerpt from my sketchbook. Markers & Pen.


Studies of Sargent & Zorn. Watercolor.